MNA Syria will respond to any aggression from Israel, which Damascus believes supports terrorist groups there, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad told Sputnik. Riyad Haddad accused Tel Aviv of "at this time attempting tosupport terrorist groups inour territory," saying "as soon asIsrael feels that the terrorist groups are weakening, they ...

Defense Ministers of Syria, Iran and Russia may hold a new meeting . ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) Syrian Ambassador toRussia Riyad Haddad said onThursday he does not rule outthat Syrian, Iranian and Russian defense ministers will hold new meetings. "Allied states hold such meetings betweendefense ministers fromtime totime. Half a year ago, forinstance,...

Russia has welcomed the decision of Syria's government to dispatch a delegation to the January peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland, to negotiate a way out of the ongoing crisis with no pre-conditions. The statement was made today on the heels of the meeting between Syrian ambassador in Moscow, Riyad Haddad, with Russia's deputy foreign minister ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The decision by the Syrian opposition parties to boycott the Geneva-2 international conference on Syria will not change the determination of the Syrian government to attend the conference. Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad spoke about this to the agency Interfax in Moscow on Tuesday. He also said he suspected a foreign hand ...